policies and strategies of Nigerian government towards foreign direct investments are shaped by two principal objectives of desire for economic independence and the demand for economic development. Multi national corporations are expected to bring into Nigeria‚ foreign capital in the form of technical skills‚ entrepreneurship‚ technology and investment fund to boost economic activities thereby‚ rising the standard of living of Nigerian. The main issues in this paper relates to understanding the effects
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The history of HIV and AIDS in Nigeria The first two HIV cases in Nigeria were identified in 1985 and were reported at an international AIDS conference in 19866. In 1987 the Nigerian health sector established the National AIDS Advisory Committee‚ which was shortly followed by the establishment of the National Expert Advisory Committee on AIDS (NEACA). At first the Nigerian government was slow to respond to the increasing rates of HIV transmission7 and it was only in 1991 that the Federal Ministry
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Risk factors influencing the Credit Rating Score used by Alpha Credit Rating Ltd. ‚Risk factors influencing the credit rating score used by Alpha Credit Rating Ltd.‛ Submitted To: Ms. Farhana Firoz Senior Lecturer‚ School of Business North South University Submitted By: Mohammad Akib ID: 092-0237-030 School of Business North South University i|P age Date of Submission: April 21‚ 2013 Risk factors influencing the Credit Rating Score used by Alpha Credit Rating Ltd. ‘‘Risk
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FDI and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria By Adeolu B. Ayanwale Department of Agricultural Economics Obafemi Awolowo University Ole-Ife‚ Nigeria AERC Research Paper 165 African Economic Research Consortium‚ Nairobi April 2007 THIS RESEARCH STUDY was supported by a grant from the African Economic Research Consortium. The findings‚ opinions and recommendations are those of the author‚ however‚ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Consortium‚ its individual members or the AERC
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272 LESSON-18 CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION Dr Subhanjali Chopra STRUCTURE 18.0 Introduction 18.1 Objectives 18.2 Meaning of Channels of Distribution 18.3 Kinds of Distribution Channels 18.4 Choice of Channel of Distribution 18.5 Summary 18.6 Glossary 18.7 Self Assessment Questions 18.8 Further Readings 18.0 INTRODUCTION Distribution of products constitutes an important element of marketing mix of a firm. After development of the product‚ the entrepreneur has to decide channels or routes
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Normal Distribution Normal distribution is a statistics‚ which have been widely applied of all mathematical concepts‚ among large number of statisticians. Abraham de Moivre‚ an 18th century statistician and consultant to gamblers‚ noticed that as the number of events (N) increased‚ the distribution approached‚ forming a very smooth curve. He insisted that a new discovery of a mathematical expression for this curve could lead to an easier way to find solutions to
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The Positive and Negative Effects of Globalization in Nigeria Globalization according to Clark and Wallace (2003) refers to a “greater interconnectedness of the world’s financial‚ economic‚ technological‚ political‚ cultural‚ sociological‚ ecological‚ and geographical systems” (p. 447). Globalization has various effects both positive and negative on the countries that choose to achieve the worldwide connection. In the case of Nigeria‚ which is classified by the U.S Department of State as a developing
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expected average outcome over many observations.The common symbol for the mean (also known as the expected value of X) is ‚ formally defined by Variance - The variance of a discrete random variable X measures the spread‚ or variability‚ of the distribution‚ and is defined by The standard deviation is the square root of the variance. Expectation - The expected value (or mean) of X‚ where X is a discrete random variable‚ is a weighted average of the possible values that X can take‚ each value
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many complications. Serious long-term complications include cardiovascular disease‚ chronic renal failure‚ and diabetic retinopathy (retinal damage). Adequate treatment of diabetes is thus important‚ as well as blood pressure control and lifestyle factors such as smoking cessation and maintaining a healthy body weight.
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CONTENTS Part A: Discussion Case on “Damming the Yangtze River” 3 Conflicting Social Costs 3 Conflicting Economic Costs 5 Conflicting Environmental Costs 6 Benefits 12 Global and Regional Issues and Impacts 17 Biases‚ Perspectives or Experiences Influencing My Views on Various Costs and Benefits 17 Part B: Report on Ways Royal Dutch Shell is Transforming to More Sustainable Operations 22 Introduction 22 External Forces or Influences 22 Internal Forces or Influences 31 Global Impacts of Sustainable
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